Effect of structure and charge of polysaccharide flocculants on their flocculation performance for bentonite suspensions

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 436, Issue , 2013, Pages 443-449

  Zhang, Bingbing ^a   Su, Haiquan ^a   Gu, Xiaojun ^a   Huang, Xiaoling ^a   Wang, Huimin ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Cationic hydroxypropyl guar gum; Flocculation; Guar gum; Hydroxypropyl guar gum

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TESTING;

BENTONITE SUSPENSIONS; EFFICIENT FLOCCULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FLOCCULATION PERFORMANCE; GUAR GUMS; HYDROXYPROPYL GUARS; LASER LIGHT SCATTERING; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

FLOCCULATION;

BENTONITE; GUAR GUM; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; CLAY; FLOCCULATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; TURBIDITY;

EID: 84881253482     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.07.017     Document Type: Article

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